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The Detroit Eight Mile Wall, also referred to as Detroit's Wailing Wall, Berlin Wall or The Birwood Wall, is a one-foot-thick (0.30 m), six-foot-high (1.8 m) separation wall that stretches about 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) in length. 1 foot (0.30 m) is buried in the ground and the remaining 5 feet (1.5 m) is visible to the community.
Outside of Detroit; All Saints Catholic School - It is the parish school of these churches: Resurrection, St. John Neumann, Saint Kenneth, and St. Thomas à Becket. The school opened in 1997 and was named after a previous Catholic school in Detroit. It was the archdiocese's first new Catholic school in the post-1964 period. [57]
St. Anthony High School (Detroit) Saint Martin de Porres High School (Detroit) St. Mary of Redford High School; St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church (Jackson, Michigan) Salesian High School (Detroit) Servite High School (Detroit) St. Agatha High School (Michigan) St. Ambrose High School (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) St. Andrew High School (Detroit)
The school was originally located on Harper Avenue in Detroit with an enrollment of 280 students; the school has made several moves in its history and now has an enrollment of over 1,000 students at its 60-acre (240,000 m 2) campus in Novi. Detroit Catholic Central is currently ranked as the 4th best Catholic High School in the State of Michigan.
The cornerstone from the Conner and Glenfield campus as well as the cement name plate were placed in the wall of the east entrance. The dedication ceremony took place on December 12, 2004 and was celebrated by Bishop John Quinn. The total project increased the school’s size over 20%, from 102,000 to 123,000 square feet." [3]
Holy Redeemer High School was a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Southwest Detroit, at the corner of Junction and Vernor streets, near the Ambassador Bridge to Canada. It was overseen by the Archdiocese of Detroit. It was founded in 1882 and closed in 2005 after 123 years.
Sculptor Carl Milles' numerous works in Metro Detroit include those at Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan such as Mermaids & Tritons Fountain (1930), Sven Hedin on a Camel (1932), Jonah and the Whale Fountain (1932), Orpheus Fountain (1936), and the Spirit of Transportation (1952) at the Detroit Civic Center. [61]
It is the oldest independent school in Michigan. Founded in 1851 in Detroit, the Academy moved to its 28-acre (110,000 m 2) campus in Bloomfield Township in 1958. It is a Catholic, college-preparatory school for young women from infancy through Grade 12 and for boys from infancy through Grade 8 of many cultures and faiths.